Human intelligence differences: a recent history

@article{Deary2001HumanID,
  title={Human intelligence differences: a recent history},
  author={Ian J. Deary},
  journal={Trends in Cognitive Sciences},
  year={2001},
  volume={5},
  pages={127-130}
}
  • I. Deary
  • Published 2001
  • Medicine, Psychology
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Were it not for their predictive validity – their usefulness, that was evident since their invention 32xZenderland, L. See all References32 – it is doubtful whether the taxonomy of mental ability differences would be so intensively studied. And it is unlikely that so many researchers would be interested in the cognitive and biological origins of mental ability differences. This tripartite examination of intelligence differences – their structure, their utility and their causes – has long… Expand
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